FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TARGETS N2.5TN IN INDEPENDENT REVENUE FOR 2026

July 02, 2026

The Federal Government has set a target of generating N2.5tn in independent revenue in 2026.


The acting Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission, Charles Abana, disclosed this on Tuesday during a meeting between the commission’s management and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, in Abuja.


In a statement by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation spokesman, Chris Ugwuegbulam, Abana said the target followed the commission’s monitoring of approximately N1.84tn in independent revenue generated by Ministries, Departments and Agencies as of September 2025.

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